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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jansen, Maarten E. R. G. N. (Maarten Evert Reinoud Gerard Nicolaas), 1952–
   Encounter with the plumed serpent : drama and power in the heart of Mesoamerica / Maarten Jansen and Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez.
         p. cm. — (Mesoamerican worlds)
   Includes bibliographical references and index.
   ISBN 978-0-87081-868-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Manuscripts, Mixtec. 2. Mixtec Indians—Historiography. 3. Mixtec Indians—Genealogy. 4. Mixtec Indians—Social life and customs. I. Pérez Jiménez, Gabina Aurora. II. Title.
   F1219.54.M59J36 2007
   305.897’63—dc22

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ISBN-13: 978-1-60732-710-3 (electronic)